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Belgium — Government consumption (USD)

millions of USD · Annual · 1950–2027 · 78 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series reports the amount in millions of US dollars.

For Belgium, the government consumption reading stood at 173.43B USD in 2025. Against 159.24B USD in 2024, the period change was +8.91%. It was above the selected 10-year average of 136.80B USD. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 24% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2012–2027

PeriodValue
2027191.41B USD
2026187.11B USD
2025173.43B USD
2024159.24B USD
2023152.03B USD
11 earlier values, back to 2012
2022138.12B USD
2021142.17B USD
2020128.19B USD
2019123.19B USD
2018125.51B USD
2017115.55B USD
2016110.54B USD
2015109.07B USD
2014129.49B USD
2013126.81B USD
2012120.45B USD
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.